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Hi Everyone!

I'm still here, check in every few days. I'm originally from... well, my dad was in the army, so we lived in a lot of places. I call Montana "home", but I've been living in New Zealand since 2014.

I came across Rickenbackers kinda by accident. I was playing a Guild Jetstar II bass in ...

Joey: Yes, your comments are most responsible. Still I see many like the late Jimmy Buffet, looking for that "lost shaker of salt." :shock:

Margaritas are too sweet. I prefer an occasional shot of tequila and skip the salt.

That's because the "modern" versions use cheap "margarita mix" which ...

A bit late to the party... Here's my contribution to the FireGlo Friday collection, but it's AmberFireGlo, so hopefully that counts...

It's cool that RIC is doing some new and different things...

admin wrote: Thu May 21, 2026 2:32 pm Joey: Yes, your comments are most responsible. Still I see many like the late Jimmy Buffet, looking for that "lost shaker of salt."

I prefer the margaritas... Without the salt...

So... what sort of bridge is under that gold cover?

I didn't even remember that we were putting things in the box...

I wish I could get along with SS basses, but at 6'4 275 lbs., they just feel odd, and look downright cartoonish on me. :|

Nice looking, I do prefer black plastic though.


LOL! I know the feeling, 6'4" and 220 lbs. I've actually had people think my 4001/4003 basses are short scale!

I have to ...

jps wrote: Sun Aug 24, 2025 1:30 am I'm sticking around here until the lights go out.

Yep, same here, and I hope it's not soon...

jps wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 8:05 pm

cjj wrote: Sat Aug 23, 2025 5:01 pm Some of us just won't give up...

Not sure how to take that.

No worries, mate! I was mostly talking about myself...

Some of us just won't give up...

I'd say the best way to find out about the company, etc. is to read through all of the old posts on this forum. Unfortunately, there's not a lot of action here in recent years. Most of the activity seems to have migrated to the more instantaneous social media platforms. And I'll admit, those can be ...

Sweet as! Welcome to the RRF, Marc!

Great video, thanks for putting it together!
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On the subject of the left over 4002 body wings, I know of a one-off 4003 that was made with these in 2009. It's in the Register here:
https://www.rickresource.com/register/viewitem.php?id=19983&bl=%2Fregister%2Findex.php%3Fsearch%3Dtrue ...